San Donato Milanese
San Donato Milanese
San Donaa (Lombard) | |
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| Città di San Donato Milanese | |
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Location of San Donato Milanese  | |
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| Postal code | 20097 |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Patron saint | Donatus of Arezzo |
| Website | Official website |
San Donato Milanese (
" and vice versa.History
Although the area was settled in ancient times, the origins of San Donato date back to the 7th century, when a archbishops of Milan until the 16th century.
A series of abbeys were founded in the area by
Torriani fought here (1278) for the possession of the duchy of Milan. The battle of Marignano was also fought nearby, Francis I of France
settled his headquarters here after the battle.
Today San Donato is a modern industrial and services centre. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 30 December 1976.
On 3 October 2021, a
private plane crashed into an empty building under renovation on San Donato Milanese after taking off from Milan to go to Olbia. The plane had 8 passengers, all of whom died. One of the deceased was Dan Petrescu, a Romanian businessman and billionaire, one of the richest people in Romania at the time and the owner of the plane.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ Baynes, Megan (4 October 2021). "Milan plane crash: All eight people on board reported dead after tragedy near subway station". Sky News.
- ^ Bian, Nicolae (4 October 2021). "Cine este Dan Petrescu, cel mai bogat român cu afaceri imobiliare, mort în accidentul aviatic de la Milano / Țiriac a declarat public de mai multe ori că Petrescu este mai bogat decât el". G4 Media (in Romanian).
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